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Roxicet Addiction Hotline

Roxicet is a prescription, brand-name drug. It’s a combination of two active ingredients, which are oxycodone and acetaminophen. Oxycodone is a powerful and often misused opioid pain medication. Acetaminophen is available over-the-counter in drugs like Tylenol, and it also relieves pain in different ways from an opioid. The combination component of Roxicet makes it very effective as a pain reliever, especially following surgeries and procedures. Roxicet is intended to be a short-term, as-needed pain medication. Despite medical uses, Roxicet is diverted from prescription use and is frequently misused. The oxycodone is Roxicet affects opioid receptors, which can release dopamine and cause changes in the brain leading to addiction. Acetaminophen doesn’t have addiction potential, but it can damage the liver.

With Roxicet and other opioid pain medications, misuse often begins with a legitimate prescription. Someone may be prescribed Roxicet to use short-term following a traumatic injury or surgery. Then, Roxicet causes a pleasurable sense of euphoria. That euphoria can create a reward and reinforcement response, ultimately leading to addiction. Roxicet misuse is characterized as any situation where someone is using this medication outside of how it’s prescribed. Symptoms of Roxicet misuse can include:

Taking a higher dose of Roxicet than prescribed

Using Roxicet to achieve certain effects, such as euphoria or relaxation

Taking Roxicet doses more often than prescribed

Using Roxicet without a prescription

Continuing to use Roxicet after pain is gone

Crushing or breaking Roxicet tablets to snort or inject them

Since Roxicet is a prescription medication, it can be difficult to spot the symptoms of misuse until it becomes a larger problem. Even for the person misusing Roxicet, it may not be apparent until an addiction forms. When people use Roxicet, even when they’re prescribed to use it, there is always a potential for addiction to occur. Some people who start out using Roxicet as prescribed eventually start using more powerful opioids, such as heroin. The initial changes in behavior may be subtle for people who are misusing Roxicet.

Seeking addiction treatment can feel overwhelming. We know the struggle, which is why we're uniquely qualified to help.

Your call is confidential, and there's no pressure to commit to treatment until you're ready. As a voluntary facility, we're here to help you heal -- on your terms. Our sole focus is getting you back to the healthy, sober life you deserve, and we are ready and waiting to answer your questions or concerns 24/7.

Two major side effects of Roxicet misuse are addiction and dependence. The longer someone misuses Roxicet, the more likely they are to become addicted and dependent. As well as those effects, physical side effects of Roxicete misuse can include:

Roxicet misuse isn’t the same as addiction. Roxicet misuse essentially means someone is using the drug in any way outside of how it’s prescribed. Addiction is a diagnosable disease of the brain that also affects the person’s physical health and often their entire life. Addiction can be diagnosed as mild, moderate or severe, based on the number of symptoms a person displays. Addiction is considered a complex but treatable disease, and the primary symptom is that someone’s use of Roxicet is out of their control. Other signs and symptoms of a Roxicet addiction can include:

While people might think about the short-term side effects of Roxicet, they often don’t realize long-term effects can be even more severe. With Roxicet, one of the most severe long-term effects aside from addiction and dependence is the potential for liver damage. Acetaminophen can cause severe liver damage or liver failure and death in people who have been taking Roxicet for a long time. Other possible Roxicet long-term effects can include:

Kidney damage or failure

Brain damage

Low blood pressure

Damage to the cardiac system

Seizures

Respiratory system damage

Changes in fertility

Menstruation problems

Increased risk of overdose

Gastrointestinal complications from chronic constipation

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Seeking addiction treatment can feel overwhelming. We know the struggle, which is why we're uniquely qualified to help.

Your call is confidential, and there's no pressure to commit to treatment until you're ready. As a voluntary facility, we're here to help you heal -- on your terms. Our sole focus is getting you back to the healthy, sober life you deserve, and we are ready and waiting to answer your questions or concerns 24/7.